Virgil van Dijk was taken aback by a question posed to him by Michael Owen after Liverpool beat Everton in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday. Diogo Jota scored the only goal of the game to take Liverpool 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League table in what turned out to be another controversial affair as James Tarkowski – who scored the late,

Michael Owen has suggested that recent defeats, which have curtailed trophy hopes for Liverpool, will have left a bitter taste but Virgil van Dijk has snapped back

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was quick to tell Michael Owen precisely what he thought of his theory that the Reds’ season will be tinged with disappointment after an awkward chat on live TV – only for the former striker to double down on his ‘bitter’ theory.